After watching Republican rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney explode out of the starting gate in the primary election race, Arizona Senator John McCain is starting to make his presence known again in the early primary states. Recent gains in New Hampshire has begun to worry Romney and his 16 percent showing, according to poll results at http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/ has him nearly even with Giuliani's 17 percent.
While still trailing Romney's 20 percent showing in those polls, McCain's recent surge is beginning to make the New Hampshire front-runners concerned about his participation in the race. While Giuliani seems to hold a solid 24 percent lead in national polls and Romney in second, their entrenchment in those positions is being threatened by a more vocal McCain.
While siding with the party on many issues relevant to family values he has crossed political boundaries on many key issues, such as the economy and the war in Iraq. His reputation as a maverick is making him more attractive to liberal Republicans as well as some Democrats and independent voters. He is speaking out about America's role in torture of prisoners of war and believes the recent events involving the destruction of interrogation tapes of some of the prisoners will come back to haunt the United States' role as a global leader.
In national polls conducted by region and posted at PresidentElectionPolls.com, McCain is essentially even with Giuliani if they were to take on a Democratic opponent in an election at the end of November. The poll does not pit them against any one opponent, just the party in general.
